Faculty Profile

Dr. Kalyani Pillai

Professor & HOD
  • Qualification
    MBBS
    SETH G S Medical College, Mumbai - 1987

    MD
    Paediatrics from SETH G S Medical College, Mumbai - 1992

  • Experience
    • Professor - Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur - 02.06.2003 On wards
    • Professor - K M C Manipal - 17.02.1993 to 10.07.1994
  • Awards / Achievements
    • "Manampurath Oommen John Memorial Award" for the best original research paper published in the year 2019 by a member of Indian Academy of Pediatrics ,Kerala State - 2019
    • Best paper 2 nd Prize for (free paper) State IAP conference. - 2012
    • Best paper (free paper) State IAP conference . - 2010
    • Best paper (Poster) award at State Neonatology conference conducted by NNF Kerala branch. - 2007
    • State IAP President’s Special Award – at State Pedicon 2006 for Organizing Secretary 2nd Annual State IAP Kerala Adolescent Chapter Meet . - 2006
  • Publications
    • Shisira Philip1, *Jessie Jose2, Kalyani Pillai3, Vadakkoottu Krishnan Parvathy4 Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2022; 51
    • Dr. Tharun C Vasrghese, Dr. Kalyani Pillai and Dr. S Ramaraj, IJOS 2020; 6(4): 668-669 © 2020 IJOS
    • Kalyani Pillai, Edwin Ros Sartho, Lekshmi T P, Parvathy V K Diagnosis And Assessment of Severity of Paediatric Pneumonia Using The Respiratory Index Of Severity (Risc) Scoring System
    • Varghese T.C., Pillai K., Ramaraj S., Use of online survey tools to conduct online medical examination during lockdown time. Int.J.Med.Sci.Educ 2020;7(4):18-22

      www.ijmse.com

    • Pillai K, Premarajan S,Parvathy VK. Platelet Indices as an Acute Phase Reactant. J Pediatr Crit Care 2019;6(2): 15-17.
    • Kalyani Pillai ,Sandhya Acharya, Indian Journal Of Pediatric Dermatology 2010 vol12 no 1 :6-9

      http://www.ijpd.in/

    • Acharya S, Pillai K, Francis A, Criton S, Parvathi V K, Indian Journal of Dermatology 2010:55(3):281-3
    • Pillai K, Pediatric Companion, Vol 8, Issue 2, September 2012. (review article)
    • Kalyani Pillai, Sandhya Acharya Pediatric Oncall April 2010, Vol 7 Issue 4 Art No. 25
    • Kalyani Pillai, Sandhya Acharya Indian Pediatrics Vol47 June 17 2010 540-1
    • Sandhya A, Kalyani P ,Abel F : Indian journal of Pediatric dermatology 2009 Vol 12 no.11
    • C.T. Deshmukh, U.B. Nadkarni, K. Nair, V.P. Gharpure, M.K. Jain and M.D. Shah Indian Pediatrics -February 1993, Vol. 30, Number 2
    • Sheth SS, Gharpure V, Nair K, Nadkarni UB, Deshmukh CT, Desai AP, Jain MK, Shah MD.Indian Pediatr. 1992 Jun;29(6):766-9
    • Pillai K, Rajesh G, etal , Pediatric Companion,Vol 4 Issue 2 June 2009
    • Kalyani Pillai, Jalaludeen J, Vadakoot Krishnan Parvathy. Non-invasive assessment of volume status of children with edema due to steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome using urinary indices and inferior venacava ultrasonography. Asian J Med Sci [Internet]. 2023 Jan. 1 DOI: 10.3126/ajms.v14i1.48586

      http://DOI: 10.3126/ajms.v14i1.48586

    • Kalyani Pillai , Mohamed Rabeeh Effect of Second-hand smoke exposure on Pulmonary Function Test and predictors of abnormal PFT, in children attending a tertiary care center in a semiurban area in South India", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.100 - 104, September-2022,

      http://doi.one/10.1729/Journal.31832

    • James, Amal Jainy; Pillai, Kalyani; John, Jeffy. The Clinical and Metabolic Derangements after Using 0.9% Normal Saline as Maintenance Intravenous Fluid in Children. Annals of African Medicine ():10.4103/aam.aam_414_25, November 28, 2025. |
    • Mehjabin, Joseph S, Ravi A, Pillai K.(2025).Epidemiology of Lumbar Puncture and the Validity of Meningeal Signs in Predicting Meningitis in Children: A Cross-sectional Study,J Clin of Diagn Res. 19(1), SC10-SC13
    • George M, Pillai K, Suseela KV. Kidney Injury Molecule-1 as a Urinary Biomarker for Aminoglycoside Induced Acute Kidney Injury, among Non-Critically Ill Children: Authors' Reply. Indian J Pediatr. 2025 Apr;92(4):441
    • George, M., Pillai, K. & Suseela, K.V. Kidney Injury Molecule-1 as a Urinary Biomarker for Aminoglycoside Induced Acute Kidney Injury, among Non-Critically Ill Children. Indian J Pediatr 91, 742 (2024).
    • Kalyani Pillai, Jalaludeen J, Vadakoot Krishnan Parvathy. Asian J Med Sci . 2023 Jan 1.;14(1):217-21.
    • Kalyani Pillai , Mohamed Rabeeh International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.7, Issue 9, page no.100 - 104, September-2022
    • George, M., Pillai, K. & Suseela, K.V. Kidney Injury Molecule-1 as a Urinary Biomarker for Aminoglycoside Induced Acute Kidney Injury, among Non-Critically Ill Children. Indian J Pediatr 91, 742 (2024)
    • George, M., Pillai, K. & Suseela, K.V. Kidney Injury Molecule-1 as a Urinary Biomarker for Aminoglycoside Induced Acute Kidney Injury, among Non-Critically Ill Children. Indian J Pediatr 91, 742 (2024